⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Made fifteen threes to their nine
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Nuggets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q1 7:32 · DEN 23-12 OKC
- Winner
Gary Harris hit a 25-foot three jumper, Nikola Jokic with the assist
Q4 0:00 · DEN 127-124 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Gary Harris turnover
Q4 2:15 · DEN 116-111 OKC
- Turnover
Nikola Jokic turnover
Q4 1:06 · DEN 120-117 OKC
- Turnover
Nikola Jokic offensive foul
Q4 1:05 · DEN 120-117 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- Ties it
Paul George hit a 26-foot step back jumper, Jerami Grant with the assist
Q4 0:01 · DEN 124-124 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Paul George turnover
Q4 2:09 · DEN 116-111 OKC
- Goaltend
Jerami Grant defensive goaltending violation
Q4 0:31 · DEN 122-119 OKC
📊The numbers
| DEN | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 15 | Threes made | 9 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 10 | Assists | 6 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 22 | Fast break points | 23 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 11 | Steals | 7 |
| 17 | Blocks | 18 |
